wood vs alluminum
Are 5th wheels with all wood construction better or worse then those made of all alluminum or is it up to what the buyer prefers.
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goducks10 wrote:
Problem with all wood construction in 5'ers is it's really limited to either low-mid range or high end units. Your selections will be limited. Just a guess but it seems like 90% of nicer 5'er are aluminum framed. There may be some with wood framed roofs and or floors. But the walls are aluminum. It's getting harder to find non aluminum framed trailers period.
Excel (Petersen Ind) builds a fairly high end trailer with laminated walls and wood frames. It works for them and has for many years. They are now building the HitchHiker line and brand naming them for NuWa.
Yes, some of the lower priced unit build a wood frame and use the corrugated aluminum for the siding.
Ken
